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Southern Africa: State-Owned Oil Firm in Laser Presentation of Products

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
The Angolan National Fuel Society (Sonangol) on Tuesday in Luanda's International Trade Fair (FIL 2008) carried out a high-tech laser display of its products and activities, such as research, production and supply of oil, with the aim of attracting the


Namibia: Nampower Standby Stations Run Losses

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
Managing Director of the national power utility, Paulinus Shilamba, yesterday revealed that NamPower is running two standby power stations - diesel-fired Paratus and coal-powered Van Eck Power Station - at a loss.

Zimbabwe: Power Generation Down

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
RECURRENT breakdowns at Hwange Colliery Company have affected coal supplies to Hwange Power Station, resulting in a steep fall in power generation at the country's largest thermal plant.

Namibia: Country Aims for Own Power by 2013

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
NAMIBIA will be able to generate enough power to meet local demand by the year 2013, NamPower Managing Director Paulinus Shilamba told Members of Parliament yesterday.

Namibia: NamPower Pulls the Plug on Tses Village

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
NAMPOWER yesterday pulled the plug on the village of Tses in the South because the Village Council has not paid its electricity bill for the past the four months.

Mozambique: Ethanol Plant in Manica Approved

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved a large biofuel project, under which 18,000 hectares in Dombe, in the central province of Manica, will be planted with sugar cane for the production of ethanol.

Nigeria: FG, States, LGs Share N450.59 Billion

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), yesterday condemned the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for not remitting its outstanding revenue into the national treasury even as FAAC disbursed a total of N450.59 billion to the three tiers of governments for June.

Angola: Sonangol Committed to Country's Development

16.07.2008 19:38    allafrica.com
The volume of investments and financial contributions of the Angolan state-owned oil company (Sonangol) towards development reflect its commitment to the country's growth, ANGOP learnt on Tuesday here from the administrator of the company, Sianga Abílio.

EPCglobal Receives Sunday Times Best Company Award

16.07.2008 19:12    power-technology.com
Sunday Times selects EPCglobal as 'Best Company to Work For' 36th in UK's top 100 employersEPCglobal has just been recognised by The Sunday Times newspaper for its efforts to provide an outstanding workplace for its 130 employees.We were awarded 36th

Kenya court halts $370m sugar, biofuels project

16.07.2008 18:53    enn.com
A Kenyan court has temporarily halted a $370 million sugar and biofuels project in a coastal wetland that conservation groups warned would threaten wildlife and local livelihoods. The government and the country's biggest sugar miller, Mumias, wants to plant cane

Large Solar Energy Array Set for G.M. in Spain

16.07.2008 15:29    yellowzeppelin.info
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America's Best Places For Alternative Energy

16.07.2008 15:29    yellowzeppelin.info
The "cubic mile of oil"--a metric roughly equivalent to the amount of oil consumed worldwide each year--is frequently used to explain the challenge facing solar, wind, geothermal and biomass power.So, what would it take to replace the amount of energy

OGE goes deeper into wind energy

16.07.2008 15:28    yellowzeppelin.info
OGE Energy Corp. and a subsidiary of American Electric Power are joining forces to build high voltage power lines to serve the ongoing development of wind-generated energy in western Oklahoma, company officials announced today.TodayThis WeekSportsCommentsOU point guard Jenna Plumley arrestedDog

Germany's Nuclear Opposition Fading as Energy Prices Soar

16.07.2008 15:28    yellowzeppelin.info
Skyrocketing fuel prices are leading more and more Germans -- including one prominent member of the Green Party -- to challenge the country's cherished plan of mothballing its 17 nuclear power plants.A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable

Progress Energy gets OK for Fla. nuclear plants

16.07.2008 15:28    yellowzeppelin.info
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Central Florida's largest power provider, Progress Energy, won approval Tuesday from a state regulatory agency to build two new nuclear power plants.It was the second time in four months the Public Service Commission has approved nuclear expansion

South Africa: Ingagane Could Add 600MW to Grid

16.07.2008 13:57    allafrica.com
THE redundant Ingagane power station in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal has the potential to add 600MW to the national grid, according to Eskom.

Nigeria: Delta Moves to Tap Non-Oil Sector

16.07.2008 13:57    allafrica.com
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, yesterday, inaugurated the 126-man Vision 2020 Council and Steering Committee, comprising distinguished entrepreneurs and professionals from the state to draw up a practical blueprint for the state to build an economy that is not

Uganda: U.S. Company Gets Bujagali Energy Contract

16.07.2008 13:57    allafrica.com
BUJAGALI Energy has awarded a $3.8m (about sh6.1b) engineering contract to a US-based firm, MWH.

Nigeria: Chevron Equities - We Are Ready for AP 10 Percent Offer - Pengassan

16.07.2008 13:57    allafrica.com
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has commended the resolve by African Petroleum (AP) management to offer 10 per cent out of the 60 per cent equity that Chevron Corporation is divesting from Chevron Oil Nigeria

Mauritius: the sooty side of the sustainable island

16.07.2008 13:57    allafrica.com
The "Mauritius: sustainable island" project aims to drastically reduce the country's dependency on fossil fuels. Where does CT-Power's coal-fired plant fit into this strategy?

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